Football League Third Division 1984/85

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Football League Third Division 1984/85
Football League logo until 1988
master Bradford City
Climbers Bradford City
Millwall FC
Hull City
Relegated Burnley
FC Orient
Preston FC North End
Cambridge United
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,503  (ø 2.72 per game)
Top scorer Tommy Tynan
( Plymouth Argyle )
← Football League Third Division 1983/84
^ Football League Second Division 1984/85

The Football League Third Division 1984/85 was the 58th season of the Football League Third Division as the third highest English football league . Third division champions were Bradford City and next to it, Millwall FC and Hull City , who ranked behind, also rose to the Football League Second Division . For the three promoted teams in the following third division season 1985/86, the second division clubs Notts County , Cardiff City and Wolverhampton Wanderers, ranked in the table below, took their places. From the Third Division in the Football League Fourth Division dismount the needed Burnley FC , the FC Orient , Preston North End and Cambridge United . Instead of these clubs in the Fourth Division champions participated in the following season 1985/86 FC Chesterfield and the behind-placed Blackpool FC , Darlington FC and FC Bury one the free positions.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Bradford City  46  28  10  8th 077:450 +32 94
 2. Millwall FC  46  26th  12  8th 073:420 +31 90
 3. Hull City  46  25th  12  9 078:490 +29 87
 4th Gillingham FC  46  25th  8th  13 080:620 +18 83
 5. Bristol City (N)  46  24  9  13 074:470 +27 81
 6th Bristol Rovers  46  21st  12  13 066:480 +18 75
 7th Derby County (A)  46  19th  13  14th 065:540 +11 70
 8th. York City (N)  46  20th  9  17th 070:570 +13 69
 9. Reading FC (N)  46  19th  12  15th 068:620  +6 69
10. Bournemouth AFC  46  19th  11  16 057:460 +11 68
11. Walsall FC  46  18th  13  15th 058:520  +6 67
12. Rotherham United  46  18th  11  17th 055:550  ± 0 65
13. Brentford FC  46  16  14th  16 062:640  −2 62
14th Doncaster Rovers (N)  46  17th  8th  21st 072:740  −2 59
15th Plymouth Argyle  46  15th  14th  17th 062:650  −3 59
16. Wigan Athletic  46  15th  14th  17th 060:640  −4 59
17th Bolton Wanderers  46  16  6th  24 069:750  −6 54
18th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport County  46  13  13  20th 055:670 −12 52
19th Lincoln City  46  11  18th  17th 050:510  −1 51
20th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Swansea City (A)  46  12  11  23 053:800 −27 47
21st Burnley FC  46  11  13  22nd 060:730 −13 46
22nd FC Orient  46  11  13  22nd 051:760 −25 46
23. Preston North End  46  13  7th  26th 051: 100 −49 46
24. Cambridge United (A)  46  4th  9  33 037:950 −58 21st

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Third division champion and promoted to the Football League Second Division 1985/86
  • Promoted to the Football League Second Division 1985/86
  • Relegation to the Football League Fourth Division 1985/86
    • (A) Relegated from the Football League Second Division 1983/84
    (N) Newcomers from the Football League Fourth Division 1983/84

    List of goalscorers

    player society Gates
    1 EnglandEngland Tommy Tynan Plymouth Argyle 31
    2 EnglandEngland Bobby Davison Derby County 24
    3 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Bobby Campbell Bradford City 23
    4th EnglandEngland Trevor Senior Reading FC 22nd

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    References and footnotes

    1. ↑ English League Leading Goalscorers (RSSSF)
    2. ↑ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987-88, p. 428